{"product_id":"the-wall-9781324001638","title":"The Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003eRavaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall--an enormous concrete barrier around its entire coastline. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas outside and are a constant threat. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself. Beset by cold, loneliness, and fear, Kavanagh tries to fulfill his duties to his demanding Captain and Sergeant, even as he grows closer to his fellow Defenders. A dark part of him wonders whether it would be interesting if something did happen, if they came, if he had to fight for his life...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lanchester--acclaimed as \"an elegant and wonderfully witty writer\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"a writer of rare intelligence\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)--has written a taut, hypnotic novel of a broken world and what might be found when all is lost. \u003ci\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/i\u003e blends the most compelling issues of our time--rising waters, rising fear, rising political division--into a suspenseful story of love, trust, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324001638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Lanchester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648973402268,"sku":"9781324001638","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f0ee90eb-1af6-496a-8cd8-e5dd99975583.jpg?v=1603871618","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wall-9781324001638","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}